After the Ming army arrived in Jiangling, Zhu Youlang immediately ordered a besiege of the city.

Based on past siege experience and Li Dingguo's suggestions, we should pay special attention to Water Gate.

Some water gates are directly connected to the Yangtze River. The Qing army in the city can run away directly when something is not good.

Zhu Youlang still wanted to try the coffin bombing city, and wanted to develop it into a regular tactic.

After all, the effect should be very good if I changed the formal coffin this time.

But what surprised Zhu Youlang was that the Qing army did not attack the Ming soldiers who dug out the tunnel. Not only did they not fire artillery, but they did not even interfere with the archery.

What routine is this?

Just when Zhu Youlang was puzzled, the city gate actually opened.

Did the Qing army want to go out of the city and fight to the death?

Of course, this was what Zhu Youlang was happy to see.

In the case of field battles, the Ming army still had a considerable advantage.

But what followed was not the army that was equipped with an array, but the unarmed Qing soldiers who had abandoned their armor and abandoned their armor.

The person walking in the front shouted: "The criminal Feng Tang is willing to offer Jiangling City to His Majesty."

Um?

Zhu Youlang was stunned. Is this another person who surrendered to the city?

In fact, with the conditions of Jiangling City and the strength of the city guarding troops, if you want to defend, you can still be able to defend for a period of time.

The other party's surrender was nothing more than seeing the Ming army's unstoppable momentum. After thinking about it, since it was impossible to defend in the end, it would be better to surrender and leave your life.

After all, Xiangyang has already made the best example, and no one will compete with him.

"Feng Tang? It's a good name."

"Well, Your Majesty misunderstood. The name of the criminal is Feng Tang, and the pond is the pond of the pond."

Zhu Youlang said in a deep voice: "Why do you want to surrender?"

"The criminals admire His Majesty's power..."

Feng Tang climbed down the pole and started flattering.

"Okay, there's no need to say anything about flattery, let's do some handover of the city defense."

Zhu Youlang waved his hand impatiently.

"The criminals obey the order."

Somehow, it was a good thing for the Qing army to sacrifice the city, so that the Ming army could avoid unnecessary casualties.

But Zhu Youlang was a little disappointed. Maybe he wanted to test the effect of the coffin bombing city.

Li Dingguo was worried about an ambush in the city, so he suggested that Zhu Youlang wait outside the city for a while, so he sent someone to the city to touch the bottom of the city first.

Zhu Youlang also agreed.

Being an emperor is such a bit of a pain. The first thing you think about is not yourself, but the world.

Personal safety is not your own business, but the whole army and even the whole world. You can't decide if you have a hot mind.

After about half an hour, the Ming army had already controlled the entire Jiangling City and only after confirming that there were no ambushes, the emperor was welcomed into the city.

Jiangling is the core of the entire Jingzhou Prefecture. After controlling Jiangling, the Ming army basically controlled Jingzhou Prefecture.

Zhu Youlang summoned Li Dingguo to discuss the next plan, but Li Dingguo knelt down and said, "I am ashamed of Your Majesty."

Zhu Youlang was surprised and said, "What does King Jin mean?"

Li Dingguo cried and said, "There is something I have never dared to tell His Majesty that if we continue to fight like this, we will have no troops to divide our troops to garrison."

After a moment of pause, Li Dingguo continued: "I dare not wipe out Your Majesty's rejuvenation when I see Your Majesty's rejuvenation. But if I sweep one by one, there will be no soldiers to separate you."

What Li Dingguo said actually Zhu Youlang had also considered it seriously.

The cities they captured must be garrisoned. It is unrealistic to expect these surrenders to be surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and they will be able to surrender to the Qing Dynasty without hesitation as soon as the Ming army leaves.

The previous major cities were guarded by the generals of Kuidong, and Jiangling was quite a distance from Wuchang. If they were to divide the troops like this, they would be a bit unbearable.

"Why should the King of Jin blame himself? I have also considered this."

Zhu Youlang paused and said, "There are still 70,000 or 80,000 troops now? I'll take out 10,000 to guard Jiangling. There are still 60,000 left, and these 60,000 people will not move again."

"What does your majesty mean?"

"Go straight to Wuchang!"

Li Dingguo finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

He was worried that His Majesty would be anxious to restore Huguang and wanted to become a fat man in one bite.

In the end, everything is likely to be lost.

Li Dingguo didn't want to end up in a situation where fires broke out everywhere.

"Your Majesty is wise. After defeating Jiangling, there is no big obstacle to going down the river. You can concentrate your troops to attack Wuchang. It is meaningless to us to continue fighting."

"Yes, time is the most important thing." Zhu Youlang cleared his throat and said, "We must take down Wuchang before winter."

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Guiyang, the government office.

After reading the handwritten letter from Hu Guang Governor Hu Quancai, Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He never thought that Yongli would take the initiative to attack Huguang at this critical moment.

This guy really has some courage.

"Come here, go and invite Lord Ao."

Zhao Liangdong had just been defeated, and the Qing army in Guizhou urgently needed time to rest, so it was unlikely to launch an offensive at this time.

Yongli took advantage of this time to take the initiative and stir up chaos in Huguang.

Hu Quancai is Hong Chengchou's favorite disciple, so he is relieved to guard Hong Chengchou in Huguang.

However, from Hu Quancai's letter, we can see that the Ming army's offensive was still very fierce. They conquered Yiling and Yunyang in a short time.

With this momentum, these prefectures and counties around the country will be difficult to protect.

Huguang and Guizhou are adjacent to each other, and Hong Chengchou is considering whether to send troops to provide assistance or take the opportunity to send troops to attack Sichuan and Yunnan.

Sichuan and Yunnan are the old nests of the Ming army. If they can remove the Ming army, they will become rootless duckweed.

Even if he captures more cities in Huguang, it doesn't make sense.

The Qing army could have freed up its hands to encircle and suppress it again.

But if the Ming army was allowed to go straight to Wuchang, the court would not be able to bear the burden.

Emperor Shunzhi was a very proud person, so naturally he could not allow such a thing to happen.

If it really happens, there must be someone who takes the blame. That person is probably Hu Quancai.

Even Hong Chengchou could not protect him.

Hong Chengchou was very confused and decided to ask Oboi for his opinion before making a decision.

After all, Obai still has an elite Eight Banners Army in his hands, and his strength cannot be ignored.

But Aobai arrived in a hurry and said impatiently: "Old Hong, what's the matter of asking me to come? Damn, this poisonous thing is completely a fool. I haven't taken the antidote given by An these days. I'll lead my troops to destroy his An clan."

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, Lord Ao, look at this letter before talking about it."

After saying that, he handed the letter to Obai.

Oboi took the letter and opened it to read it. He just glanced it out and felt something was wrong.

He read it carefully, but was furious.

"What a son in Yongli, who is so sinister and vicious, actually went to attack Huguang invisible."

"In Lord Ao's opinion, should we send troops to rescue or surround Wei to save Zhao?"

Hong Chengchou asked with his eyes narrowed and took the initiative to ask.

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Chapter completed!